Perinatal and infant mental health services: update

Mother and Baby Units

West of Scotland Mother and Baby Unit NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (Leverndale Hospital)

Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) Expanded Service

• Service in place since 2004 and team recently expanded.
• Multidisciplinary ward team (Medical, Nursing, Health Visiting, Nursery Nursing, Health Care Support Work, Psychology, Parent-Infant Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Peer Support Work).
• Provides specialist in-patient mental health care to women in late pregnancy and to postnatal women and the babies, who have mental ill health requiring inpatient care.
• Regional unit with close links to community perinatal mental health teams in the west of Scotland.
• The MBU provides a range of treatments for mothers, support to help the developing mother-infant relationship, and help for fathers and partners.
• Funding is available for visiting families for travel and accommodation through the Mother and Baby Unit Family Fund (MBUFF).

More information on the West of Scotland Mother and Baby Unit

More information on the Mother and Baby Unit Family Fund

Lived Experience Engagement Highlights

• Active Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Network with service user involvement supported by the Health Board.

Third Sector Engagement Highlights

• Ward team are developing a Partner's Pathway for dads and partners in collaboration with Dads Rock and Fathers Network Scotland.

Livingston Mother and Baby UnitNHS Lothian (St John's Hospital)

Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) Expanded Service

• Service in place since 2007 and team recently expanded.
• Multidisciplinary ward team (Medical, Nursing, Nursery Nurses, Health Care Support Workers, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Music Therapy and Peer Support Worker).
• Provides specialist in-patient mental health care to women in late pregnancy and to postnatal women and the babies, who have mental ill health requiring inpatient care.
• Regional unit with close links to community perinatal mental health teams in the east and north of Scotland.
• The MBU provides a range of treatments for mothers, support to help the developing mother-infant relationship, and help for fathers and partners.
• Funding is available for visiting families for travel and accommodation through the Mother and Baby Unit Family Fund (MBUFF).

More information on Livingston Mother and Baby Unit

More information on the Mother and Baby Unit Family Fund

Lived Experience Engagement Highlights

• Regularly ask women and families for feedback through questionnaires.

Third Sector Engagement Highlights

• Ward team are part of the Perinatal Collaborative group which includes third sector organisations.